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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822641003321

Titolo

European report on child injury prevention / / Dinesh Sethi ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Copenhagen, Denmark, : World Health Organization, Europe, c2008

ISBN

1-282-05814-2

9786612058141

92-890-4298-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xv, 98 p

Altri autori (Persone)

SethiD (Dinesh)

Disciplina

363.1083094

Soggetti

Children's accidents - Europe

Children's accidents - Europe - Prevention

Children - Wounds and injuries - Europe

Children - Wounds and injuries - Europe - Prevention

Preventive health services for children - Utilization - Europe

Family policy - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This report is a companion to the 'World report on child injury prevention'".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

COVER -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- ACRONYMS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- FOREWORD -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW: CHILD INJURIES IN THE WHO EUROPEAN REGION -- CHAPTER 2: BURDEN OF UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES -- CHAPTER 3: ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES -- CHAPTER 4: DROWNING -- CHAPTER 5: POISONING -- CHAPTER 6: THERMAL INJURIES -- CHAPTER 7: FALLS -- CHAPTER 8: CONCLUSIONS AND POINTS FOR ACTION -- APPENDIX.

Sommario/riassunto

Injuries are a leading cause of death and disability in children. This report presents evidence on how they can be prevented and calls for greater commitment and action from policy-makers and practitioners to decrease the burden.